It takes her breath away: Performing underwater has become routine

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Members of the Arizona Aqua Stars Synchronized Swimming Team lift 12-year-old "flyer" Eryn Schmisseur out of the water during a rooutine. Schmisseur has qualified for her second trip to the four-week US National Synchronized Swim team training site at Lake Placid, N.Y.

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Eryn Schmisseur, left, and her Arizona Aqua Stars teammate, Aimee Liou, perform their duet routine during the Arizona Grand Canyon State Games last weekend. Schmisseu, 12, an Ahwatukee resident, has been selected for the US National Synchronized Swimmingn team for the second consecutive season.

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Eryn Schmisseur, left, performs a synchronized swimming routine with Arizona Aquad Stars teammate, Aime Liou. Schmisseur, a sxith grader st St. John Bosco School in Ahwatukee, has been chosen for the 11-12 year old US National Synchronized Swimming Tem.

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Eryn Schmisseur, a 12-year-old Ahwatukee Foothills resident, has qualified for the 11-12 year old US National Synchronized Swimming team.

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Eryn Schmisseur, left, and her Arizona Aqua Stars teammate, Aimee Liou, perform their duet routine during the Arizona Grand Canyon State Games last weekend. Schmisseu, 12, an Ahwatukee resident, has been selected for the US National Synchronized Swimmingn team for the second consecutive season.